Rebecca Carpenter

Author of the award-winning YA series The Metamorphosis Series, certified copy editor, lover of words, you had me at yak’s milk

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Spent Saturday morning with my amazing and talented critique group, and then the afternoon on Query Tracker researching agents. Sent out some queries. Great day!

[Rebecca Carpenter @RCarpeauthor]

@JustinRColon All the “Turkey” books by Wendi Silvano are amazing! And there’s more to come, I hear.

[Rebecca Carpenter @RCarpeauthor]

Happy Halloween! 🎃

[Rebecca Carpenter @RCarpeauthor]

Sebastian can’t wait for bull school. But when he sees the uniform—dull, drab-colored sportscoats, his vivid heart sinks. He conforms and makes friends, but he isn’t happy. He must choose between fitting in or wearing bright colors and being true to his vibrant self. #PBPITCH

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A chatty polar bear (Pst, it’s me) can’t wait to present the letter P and animal group name, & page bombs the other letters. Revenge comes by skipping his page (You’ll never seal these lips), but only finishing the book will end the chitter-chatter (So you say!). #PBPitch #C

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Saffron wants to be like other striders & glide on water. But with his crooked legs, all he does is sink. When a butterfly crashes into the pond, Saffron must choose between watching or leaping into action and proving that some hero’s don’t walk on water. #PBPITCH #DIS #L

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A sleep-deprived, hungry, young robin hides his sensory processing disorder, but will a scritchy-scratchy nest, rumbly-grumbly tummy, and a slimy soaring worm make him finally speak up? #PBPitch #DIS

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@emilywinterpoet Me!!! And thank you!❤️

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@kcornett_editor @ShumakerDebra @PJMcIlvaine

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Best of luck to those participating in #PBPitch tomorrow. (Pssst. Hey. Over here. I’m Steve, a sexy and super funny polar bear from this yahoo’s story. If you want to amp up the coolness in your books, I’m up for hire. P.S. I work for salmon. Asta pasta, baby!)

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#PBPitch is tomorrow! Who’s excited?!

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Three days until #PBPitch! Polished up my pitches for the hundredth time. But I’m sure I’ll revisit them a hundred more. Fingers crossed for everyone taking part. #WritingCommunity #kidlit #authors

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@ThomsonScott Me!!!

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@OneWheelONeil AKA, The midnight trash crew. And yes, I’ve been caught.

[Rebecca Carpenter @RCarpeauthor]

I was on Twitter for years, but I felt stretched too thin so I backed out to focus on Instagram and FB. Which was a mistake. I have a great base on the other sites, but now I’m having to build it all back up here. #author #kidlit #WritingCommunity

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My first book went through three revisions from my publisher—the first one a big one—before it was ready for the world. Talk about painful. But it is so much stronger because of those changes—including the title. #WritingCommmunity #Authors

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The left-hand Shift button on my laptop keyboard stopped working. My brain is rattled over having to use my right Shift for everything that naturally should be left. Aaahhhh!
#WritingCommnunity #writerlyproblems #Editors

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Just in case you needed a reminder of your power. #humor #writingcommunity

[Rebecca Carpenter @RCarpeauthor]

Had so much fun making this pumpkin. #Halloween

[Rebecca Carpenter @RCarpeauthor]

Writing blows down the walls of my house, enlarges the borders of my mind, and pulls the world—the universe—into my realm, my reach. What I can’t experience due to limitations becomes a feast of limitless imagination—so delicious and fulfilling. #WritingCommmunity #author